GROOTFONTEIN, 19 December 2025 - The accident scene where two trucks and a passenger bus were involved in a collision Friday afternoon outside Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa Region. (Photo: Contributed)

KATIMA MULILO, 18 December 2025 - Zambezi Region Governor, Dorothy Kabula is urging residents to guard against gender-based violence and human trafficking this festive season. (Photo: Contributed)

MAPOREZA, 19 December 2025 - The Kavango West Regional Directorate of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture officially handing over construction sites to the Namibia Training Authority (NTA) at Maporeza village in the Kavango West Region on Friday. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

NKURENKURU, 18 December 2025 - Twenty-seven coaches completed the first NFA C-License coaching course in Nkurenkuru from 08-18 December 2025. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

A stray dog is standing near damaged panels from the containment vessel following a drone attack on February 14, 2025, on the New Safe Confinement (NSC) which contains radiation from the remains of reactor 4 of the former Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in Chernobyl, on December 22, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant director said on December 23, 2025, fully restoring the internal radiation shelter could take three to four years, after a hit earlier this year punched a hole in the outer radiation shell, triggering a warning from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it had "lost its primary safety functions." And warned that another Russian hit could see the inner shell collapse. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP)

AFP presents a reportage by photographer Luis Tato of 31 photos of Project Elimu’s annual Christmas ballet rehearsals and performance in the Kibera informal settlement of Nairobi, on December 22 and 23, 2025. Search for all these reportage images using: KENYA - ARTS - DANCE - BALLET - CHRISTMAS Search ‘REPORTAGE ’ to source all feature, magazine and photo essays. At Project Elimu’s Kibera Ballet School in Nairobi, young dancers engage with classical ballet as part of a community-led arts programme that fosters discipline, creativity and confidence. Founded by Kenyan dancer Mike Wamaya, the free classes form part of a wider initiative supporting artistic expression, learning and personal growth. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP)

Tanzania's midfielder #26 Tarryn Allarakhia outpasses Nigeria's midfielder #04 Wilfred Ndidi and Nigeria's forward #17 Alex Iwobi during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) Group C football match between Nigeria and Tanzania at Fez Stadium in Fes on December 23, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP)

People make a line to get inside a Havaianas store at a mall in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 23, 2025. Havaianas is facing a boycott call from Brazilian politicians following an advertisement considered contrary to right-wing views in the run-up to next year's presidential elections. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)